Articles

Catch up on goings on with Avant artists around the world and dive deeper into our collaborations.

Tschabalala Self in her studio with a bronze sculpture and big yellow painting

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With her first ever public sculpture, Tschabalala Self brings ongoing explorations of body politics and domestic performance to London.

September 06, 20222 min read

Tyler Hobbs leaning down to write on a work surface

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In conversation: Tyler Hobbs

"Can I write a program that creates a painting?"

August 30, 20225 min read

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Studio Works

Studio Works offers the chance to collect original artworks by emerging global artists. The first instalment features Alfie Caine, b.wing, Bell Nakai, Lin Yen-Liang and Sun-Kyo Park - five artists we were excited to meet earlier this year.

July 12, 20222 min read

David Rudnick and Tim Marlow talking in a brightly lit room on charcoal grey sofas

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David Rudnick & Tim Marlow

Meeting for the first time, graphic designer David Rudnick and Design Museum Director Tim Marlow discuss false dichotomies, paradigm shifts, 'junk layer' culture and the multifarious challenges and opportunities faced by artists and designers in a Web3 age.

June 10, 2022

neon artworks by Peter Halley stacked against different walls of his studio

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Peter Halley: Galaxia II

Neo-geo icon Peter Halley has been making prints alongside his fluorescent, rectilinear paintings for more than 3 decades. Galaxia II – “a technical tour de force” printed by Lamina Studios – is his most ambitious yet.

May 13, 20222 min read

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Paul Insect: Peace

Throughout history, art has been a witness to war and a champion for peace. A new collaboration with Paul Insect stands in solidarity with everyone impacted by conflict worldwide.

April 22, 20222 min read

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Nigel Howlett: The Face Before You Were Born

A solo show debut in London marked a tangible moment of inflection for Nigel Howlett and his faceless figures. In parallel, we collaborated to archive works from the show with a series of limited edition books and hand-finished prints.

March 23, 20223 min read

Alex Ness in a dark room looking at a colourful digital artwork

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Avant Arte & NFTs

Avant Arte’s core purpose is to make discovering and owning art radically more accessible. In 2022, we’re adding NFTs to the picture.

March 14, 20224 min read

close up of Khari Turner hand-finishing a print with gold paint

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Inner Visions 03

With a collection of hand-finished works, curator Larry Ossei-Mensah considers storytelling as provocation.

March 02, 20223 min read

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Gisela McDaniel & Gemma Rolls-Bentley

Ahead of a hand-finished debut collaboration, Gisela McDaniel explains the enduring and vital precedence of her sitters' stories.

February 25, 2022

Tomas sanchez inspecting his print in his studio

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Tomás Sánchez: En el paisaje interior

In conversation, Cuban painter Tomás Sánchez illuminates the spiritual underpinnings and sustainable production of his debut timed release.

January 26, 20226 min read

Adjei Tawaiah adding blue paint to a large, mixed media canvas

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Avant Arte in Accra

A series of studio visits in the Ghanaian capital.

January 17, 20224 min read

"If not now then when" projected onto the cliff face below Edinburgh Castle in block capitals

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Jenny Holzer: HURT EARTH

In a series of monumental light projections, HURT EARTH, art icon Jenny Holzer prompts urgent environmental action. Words from more than 40 global climate activists appear across the UK to coincide with COP26.

November 13, 20213 min read